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Tamra Seaton (pictured) has joined Keypoint Law as a commercial and franchise consulting principal in Perth, meaning the emerging BigLaw practice now has a presence out west. This content is available ...
Macpherson Kelley is a commercial law firm focused on the mid market with offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, Melbourne and Sydney. The firm has four offices located offices in Brisbane, Dandenong, ...
While legal work is incredibly fulfilling, it can also, by nature, be stressful, exhausting and feel all-encompassing. Industry-wide, we hear that ultra-competitive professional cultures and excessive ...
Speaking on a recent episode of The Protégé Podcast, Cassidy Pole, a first-year law student at the Australian National University (ANU) and a law clerk at Walker Criminal Lawyer, shared the story of ...
EMT Law, a legal subsidiary fully owned by EMT Partners, will join national law firm Cornwalls under its federation model. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly premium members. This ...
Legal workflow solution Lexis+ AI will now be locally hosted in Australia, further enabling legal organisations and practitioners to utilise the AI capabilities of the platform while ensuring ...
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) senior member Jonathan Smithers found solicitor Xiao Yi Chen’s – or Anna Chen – request for documents “amounted to a fishing expedition”. This ...
Lisa Doust and Vanessa Jane Leishman have been appointed as judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA) (Division 2). This content is available exclusively to Lawyers Weekly ...
Following seven years as a judge of appeal for criminal and civil matters in the Supreme Court’s trial division, Chief Justice Richard Niall stepped into the top job to replace Chief Justice Anne ...
In this episode of The Boutique Lawyer Show, host Jerome Doraisamy welcomes back Gravamen founder and principal James d’Apice to discuss his firm’s journey since its recent inception, its success thus ...
Folbigg signed her name to an open letter that called for the “no body, no parole” laws to be reformed so the State Parole Authority can regain the power to release a prisoner even if they have not ...
Nic Henrikson (pictured) has been appointed as the co-managing partner of DLA Piper’s Muscat (Oman) office, having come across from Addleshaw Goddard. This content is available exclusively to Lawyers ...